Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is a Safe and Effective Bariatric Procedure for the Lower BMI (35.0–43.0 kg/m2) Population

Gluck, Brian; Movitz, Blake; Jansma, Shannon; Gluck, Jennifer; Laskowski, Kelly

doi:10.1007/s11695-010-0332-7

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is a Safe and Effective Bariatric Procedure for the Lower BMI (35.0–43.0 kg/m2) Population

Published in Obesity Surgery • Dec 2, 2010

Authors:

Brian Gluck

Blake Movitz

Shannon Jansma

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is derived from the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch operation (Marceau et al., Obes Surg 3:29-35, 1993; Hess and Hess, Obes Surg 8:267-82, 1998; Chu et al., Surg Endosc 16:S069, 2002). Later, LSG was advocated as the first...

Subject

Medicine

Sleeve gastrectomy

Surgery

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